cried off

verb

past tense of cry off
as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cried off
  1. canceled
  2. abandoned
  3. scrapped
  4. revoked
  5. aborted
  6. called off
  7. repealed
Verb
  • Trump canceled trade talks with Canada after the ad aired during the World Series in October 2025.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • While the match is scheduled to go ahead, a Steelers fan event in Paris was cancelled by the NFL.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • Chinese leaders have never abandoned the goal of reunification, and no one should dismiss the possibility of force.
    — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Haines' husband said her left leg was amputated on Monday and her right leg was amputated on Wednesday after doctors abandoned hope of saving it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • In another depressing week for the UK’s public broadcaster, there were more cuts, talk of even more cuts and programs scrapped, as the BBC’s desperate bid to make the books work continues under former Google EMEA chief Matt Brittin.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Mercedes-Benz got state-level approval for turquoise lights on its Level 3 Drive Pilot cars — even though the automaker has since scrapped the idea in favor of a Level 2++ system.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of scrapped
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  • Linn County prosecutors declined to press charges, but the church revoked Moore’s ability to work with children, youth and vulnerable adults.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Early American corporate charters, after all, were granted for limited public purposes and could be revoked when abused.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of revoked
Verb
  • In 2022, prior to the 15-week protection law, 82,192 innocent children were aborted in Florida.
    — Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Dozens of passengers and crew on the flight that aborted after the man jumped the airport’s perimeter fence in May are suing the airport, the city and two related companies for negligence and wrongful death.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of aborted
Verb
  • Trump has also called off plans to renew attacks on Iran before.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Coast Guard rescued 49 passengers, but called off its search after three days with 10 people still missing.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of called off
Verb
  • The Greenwich Sentinel reported that at a recent forum, Democrat Jill Oberlander, candidate for the town’s 36th Senate District seat, said that the law should be amended or repealed, and stressed her support for community zoning authority.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act).
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of repealed
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